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Altoona City Council Meeting - December 4, 2025

Meeting Portal — Thursday, December 4, 2025
BodyAltoona, Wisconsin
SessionMeeting Portal
DateThursday, December 4, 2025
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Speaker 1

0:00

But when I don't know when everybody adds one.

0:03

Okay, let's see.

0:04

Just give me a second, please.

Speaker 2

0:06

Let's go.

Speaker 1

0:06

Well, I'm it this is a 15 second delay.

0:10

So I want to make sure it's working.

0:12

Okay, we are good.

Speaker 3

0:14

All right, let's go ahead and call the regular council meeting of Thursday, December 4th, 2025 to order at the budget legions.

Unassigned speaker

0:23

I

Speaker 3

0:23

played the leading flag.

0:36

We'll call for council persons, roll call for department heads.

Speaker 1

0:43

Mayor Brendan Pratt.

Speaker 3

0:44

Here

Speaker 1

0:45

councilperson Dale Stuber.

0:47

Councilperson Timothy Lima.

Speaker 4

0:48

Here.

Speaker 1

0:49

Councilperson Bruce Thielen.

Speaker 4

0:50

Here.

Speaker 1

0:51

Councilperson Matthew Bieran.

Speaker 4

0:53

Here.

Speaker 1

0:53

Councilperson Susie Zilmer.

0:55

We have absent at this time who's coming later, Susan Rowe.

0:58

We also have present attorney Sam Bach Hansen.

1:01

City Administrator Michael Golot.

1:04

Director of Public Works, Scott Quick, City Engineer.

Speaker 3

1:12

All right.

1:13

Citizen participation period, no more than 20 minutes unless it's extended by two-thirds vote per section 2.04.

Speaker 2

1:23

Seeing there are none Lemma moves to close citizens' participation period.

1:29

Here in seconds.

Speaker 3

1:30

We have a motion and a second.

1:32

All in favor say aye.

Speaker 2

1:33

Aye.

Speaker 3

1:34

Opposed.

1:35

Motion carries.

1:36

Discuss consider approval of the minutes of the November 20th, 2025 regular council meeting.

Speaker 5

1:44

Stuber moves approval.

Unassigned speaker

1:47

The

Speaker 3

1:47

aluminum second.

1:48

Okay, we have a motion and a second.

1:50

All in favor say aye.

1:53

Motion carries.

1:55

Reports the officer department head city committees.

Speaker 4

1:58

Um Your Honor, just a couple things.

2:01

Um we met last week with all city employees and did a SWOT analysis in anticipation of

Unassigned speaker

2:07

a

Speaker 4

2:08

strategic planning session, which will be happening on uh the 11th.

2:14

So please uh

Unassigned speaker

2:15

make

Speaker 4

2:16

sure that's on your calendar.

2:18

And then on that same date,

Unassigned speaker

2:20

the

Speaker 4

2:21

rural partners network outdoor recreation project is gonna be presented at Ellie Phillips library at 5 p.m.

Unassigned speaker

2:31

So

Speaker 4

2:31

if you can make that, please

Unassigned speaker

2:32

do.

Speaker 3

2:33

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

2:34

Is

Speaker 4

2:34

that it?

Speaker 6

2:39

They're 24 feet out of 320 feet on the first boring.

2:44

So they had a a couple breakdowns and a pretty significant one yesterday, but they were able to ship a part in from New Jersey and they are working again.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████████████████████31%
Public Safety████████████████16%
Personnel Matters██████████10%
Water And Wastewater Management███████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Altoona City Council Meeting - December 4, 2025

The Altoona City Council held a regular meeting on December 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM in Council Chambers. Key actions included approving the engineering design contract for the 2026 Street Reconstruction, directing staff to draft a conduit lease agreement with Spectrum, and postponing a closed session. Reports covered strategic planning and utility boring progress.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the annual application for Manufactured Homes/Manufactured Home Communities license for 2026 from Hillcrest Estates LLC for Hillcrest Estates. (Motion carried unanimously.)

Reports

  • City Administrator Michael Golot reported on a SWOT analysis with all city employees in anticipation of a strategic planning session scheduled for December 11, 2025, and noted the rural partners network outdoor recreation project presentation at Ellie Phillips Library at 5:00 PM that same day.
  • Director of Public Works Scott Quick provided an update on the NW utility extension boring: 24 feet of 320 feet completed on the first bore; mechanical issues occurred due to cold weather (air compressor freezing and a drill shaft snapping), but a replacement part was shipped from New Jersey and the bore was expected to break through the next day. The second bore was set to begin the following week.

Discussion Items

  • 2026 Street Reconstruction Engineering Design: City Engineer Scott Quick presented the scope, including sections in the addition (Vernon, Allgood, Hamilton) and one block of Lynn between First Street West and Second Street West, to address a water main bottleneck (necks down from 14 to 6 inches) and a lead gooseneck discovered on a water service. Three proposals were received: SEH at $95,400, two others at $165,000 and $174,000. Staff recommended SEH due to competitive pricing and familiarity with Altoona specifications. Council approved the motion to award the contract to SEH. Dave from SEH expressed gratitude for continued confidence and noted his 17 years of experience with the city's contract documents.
  • Conduit Lease Agreement for NW Utility Extension: Staff reported that Spectrum approached the city about using the 24-inch casing pipe (containing a 6-inch force main) for fiber conduits after their own bore attempt failed. Spectrum offered to provide and fund two 2-inch conduits and pay a one-time lease fee. Staff proposed pulling additional conduits for city use (e.g., for communications) and keeping spares for future providers. Council directed staff to draft a lease agreement with Spectrum and bring it back for approval.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved motion to award engineering design for the 2026 Street Reconstruction to SEH for $95,400. (Motion by Lima, second by Bieran; all in favor.)
  • Approved motion to direct staff to draft a lease agreement with Spectrum for use of conduit in the NW utility extension boring, to be presented at a future council meeting. (Motion by Lima, second by Thielen; all in favor.)
  • Postponed closed session (Wis. Stats 19.85(1)(c)) regarding City Administrator employment evaluation, as the employee was absent due to illness; rescheduled for the next meeting.
  • Adjourned at 6:20 PM.

Meeting Transcript

But when I don't know when everybody adds one. Okay, let's see. Just give me a second, please. Let's go. Well, I'm it this is a 15 second delay. So I want to make sure it's working. Okay, we are good. All right, let's go ahead and call the regular council meeting of Thursday, December 4th, 2025 to order at the budget legions. I played the leading flag. We'll call for council persons, roll call for department heads. Mayor Brendan Pratt. Here councilperson Dale Stuber. Councilperson Timothy Lima. Here. Councilperson Bruce Thielen. Here. Councilperson Matthew Bieran. Here. Councilperson Susie Zilmer. We have absent at this time who's coming later, Susan Rowe. We also have present attorney Sam Bach Hansen. City Administrator Michael Golot. Director of Public Works, Scott Quick, City Engineer. All right. Citizen participation period, no more than 20 minutes unless it's extended by two-thirds vote per section 2.04. Seeing there are none Lemma moves to close citizens' participation period. Here in seconds. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Motion carries. Discuss consider approval of the minutes of the November 20th, 2025 regular council meeting. Stuber moves approval. The aluminum second. Okay, we have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Motion carries. Reports the officer department head city committees. Um Your Honor, just a couple things. Um we met last week with all city employees and did a SWOT analysis in anticipation of a strategic planning session, which will be happening on uh the 11th. So please uh make sure that's on your calendar. And then on that same date,

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